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Baritone Josè Andrade to perform music of the Civil War at St. Bonaventure University

Apr 22, 2013 |

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Baritone Josè Andrade, accompanied by pianist Ritsuko Wada, will present a recital titled “Music of the Civil War” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts at St. Bonaventure University.

The recital is in conjunction with the Quick Center’s ongoing photographic exhibition “Sacred Scars, Shadowed Ground,” a collection of modern-era photographs of Civil War battlegrounds by fine art photographer Larry Stuart.

Andrade, a native New Yorker with a master’s in music from the University of Memphis, made his Carnegie Hall debut as the baritone soloist in Faure’s Requiem and he maintains a busy schedule of orchestral and oratorio engagements. He has performed with regional opera houses around the country including Center Stage Opera in Harrisburg, Pa.; Fort Lee Opera in New Jersey; Mobile Opera in Alabama; Rimrock Opera in Montana; Opera New Hampshire; New Jersey Baroque Opera; and Wagner Theatre Program in New York City, among many others.

Wada, a native of Japan, holds a bachelor’s degree in piano performance from Showa College of Music, where she studied with Japan’s leading pianist, Takahiro Sonoda. She won first prize at the Showa College concerto competition.

Wada began her teaching career in 1991 at the Yamaha Music School. She has played a number of recitals and performs frequently as a chamber musician and accompanist in universities and churches. She is the pianist of the Allegany Piano Trio, Felix Piano Trio, Greifen Piano Trio, and the W Piano Quartet. She lives in Allegany and teaches in her private studio and at Jamestown Community College in Olean.

The duo will perform songs and piano music from the Civil War era by composers Stephen Foster, George Root, Daniel Emmett, Earnest Halphin and Louis Gottschalk.

This program can be enjoyed by all ages and is free and open to the public.

The photography exhibition will be open before and after the performance.

Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Museum admission is free and open to the public year round. For more information, visit www.sbu.edu/quickcenter.

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